Retail Troubles Hitting UK
Retailers are feeling the effects of the economic downturn. The latest fatality is the lingerie retailer La Senza is shutting down 81 of its stores, resulting in hundreds of job losses. Industry analysts are predicting that as many as 30,000 […]
Energy Costs Make Consumers Desperate
40% of people in the UK are worried that they won’t be able to pay the next energy bill, as Citizens Advice explains. Commissioners of the new report, Citizens Advice said that its most recent research reflects this depressing state […]
Warnings about Long-Term Bonds
Be careful about linking your money to inflation for the next six years, warns Andrew Goodwin, an economic consultant with ITEM club. Many people who have been avidly saving their nest eggs are now being targeted by banks that want […]
Warning about Jobless Recovery for Brits
While England is focusing on its job recovery – they are apparently doing a poor job on this front for the English. A recent employment figure produced by the Office for National Statistics shows that 90% of those who joined […]
Making an E-Impact in the UK
People in the UK are starting to get into e-books, as e-book sales have been soaring as of late in the UK. According to the Publishers Association, sales for e-books and audio books in 2010 in the “general titles” category […]
UK Business Leaders Meet in Oman
The Grand Hyatt Muscat was the site of a Business Seminar and networking luncheon organized by the Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED.) On hand for the meeting which took place last Thursday were key business players […]